MASTER CSIR AUTODIDACT

PART A Answer any 15 questions out of 20 Each question carries two marks and negative marking 1/4th

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1. The maximum value of Q is 5P9+ 3R7+2Q8 = 1114 a) 12 b) 18 c) 6 d) 9

2. From a building two balls A and B are thrown such that A is thrown upwards and B downwards (both vertically). If A and B are their respective velocities on reaching the ground, then: c) A < B a) A > B b) A = B d) their velocities depends on their masses. 3. If a body loses half of its velocity on penetrating 3 cm wooden block, then depth of the penetration on the block before it comes to rest is a) 1 cm c) 2 cm b) 3 cm d) 4 cm 4. A child swinging on a swing in sitting position, stand up , then the time period of the swing will a) Increase c) remain same b) Decrease d) Increase if the child is long and Decrease if the child is short. 5. If current passed through a spring then the spring will a) Expand c) remain the same b) Compress d) none of these 6. KO2 is used in space and submarines because it a) Absorbs CO2 and increases O2 concentration b) Absorbs moisture c) Absorbs CO2 d) Produce ozone 7. The mineral vanadanite is a minor source of a) Copper b) Lead c) Zinc d) Iron 8. The poison found in the puffer fish is said to be a) Conotoxin c) Tetrodotoxin b) Saxitoxin d) Neosaxitoxin 9. Which of the following weak acid is said to be dissolving glasses? a) Nitrous acid c) Hydrocyanic acid b) Formic acid d) Hydrofluoric acid

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In the figure, two circular beds (shaded region) have been shown on two sides of a square lawn that has a height of 56 meters. The sum of the areas of the flower beds are a) 2480 m2 b) 2016 m2 c) 4032 m2 d) 3128 m2

11. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 24 minutes, respectively. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, after how much time B should be closed so that the tank is full in 18 minutes? a) 4 min. c) 8 min. b) 6 min. d) 10 min. 12. If a planet has twice the radius of the earth and half the earths density. The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the planet is (g is gravitational acceleration on the earth). a) 4 g c) g b) 2 g d) g/2 13.

An iron bar of mass 6 kg is suspended by a rope of length 4 m from the ceiling. A force of 50 N in the horizontal direction is applied at the midpoint of the rope. The angle that the rope makes with vertical in equilibrium is a) 45 c) 60 b) 40 d) 90 -2 (Take g as 10 ms )

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14. Pearl from the living shell mollusc is made up of a) Calcium chloride c) Calcium sulfate b) Calcium carbonate d) Calcium oxalate 15. Consumption of oxalic acid causes precipitation of solid calcium oxalate in the body, therefore leading to a) Renal failure c) Colon cancer b) Myocardial infarction d) hyperparathyroidism 16.

A doughnut having an inner diameter of 8 m and the diameter of the whole doughnut is 1.5 times as that of the inner radius. Then, the area of the topping region should be a) 6 m2 b) 16 m2 c) 36 m2 d) 20 m2

17. If a mole of each of the following substances was dissolved in 1000 grams of water, which solution would have the highest boiling point? a) NaCl c) CaCl2 b) KCl d) C6H10O5 18. An alcoholic person will have frequent urination after a drink and the possible reason could be a) Depression in production of vasopressin b) Increase in release of aldosterone c) Damage in filtering unit of kidney d) Increase in sodium content in the blood. 19. Quorum sensing in bacteria is all about a) Defense strategy against other microorganism b) Conjugation or exchange of genetic material c) Communication system between the bacteria d) Molecular signalling process inside bacteria 20. A committee of four members is to be formed out of 6 men and 4 women. If the committee has include at least 2 women and a particular women is always selected, the number of ways it can be formed is a) 36 c) 64 b) 60 d) 90

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